EP0735452A2 - Circuit limiteur de courant - Google Patents
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- G05F3/00—Non-retroactive systems for regulating electric variables by using an uncontrolled element, or an uncontrolled combination of elements, such element or such combination having self-regulating properties
- G05F3/02—Regulating voltage or current
- G05F3/08—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc
- G05F3/10—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics
- G05F3/16—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G05F3/00—Non-retroactive systems for regulating electric variables by using an uncontrolled element, or an uncontrolled combination of elements, such element or such combination having self-regulating properties
- G05F3/02—Regulating voltage or current
- G05F3/08—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc
- G05F3/10—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics
- G05F3/16—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices
- G05F3/20—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable is dc using uncontrolled devices with non-linear characteristics being semiconductor devices using diode- transistor combinations
- G05F3/26—Current mirrors
- G05F3/267—Current mirrors using both bipolar and field-effect technology
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- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G05F1/00—Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and fed back to a device within the system to restore the detected quantity to its predetermined value or values, i.e. retroactive systems
- G05F1/10—Regulating voltage or current
- G05F1/46—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is dc
- G05F1/56—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is dc using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices
- G05F1/575—Regulating voltage or current wherein the variable actually regulated by the final control device is dc using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices characterised by the feedback circuit
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- This invention relates to electronic circuits used to current-limit the outputs of power supplies and more specifically to circuits used to limit the output current of voltage regulators or other similar circuits.
- Voltage regulators are designed to provide a constant voltage over a variety of load impedances. As the impedance of the load increases, the voltage regulator requires less output current to keep the load at a constant voltage. Conversely, as the impedance of the load decreases, more current is required to maintain the same constant voltage.
- the problem addressed by this invention is encountered in voltage regulator circuits when the output current required to maintain a constant voltage is greater than the safe operating condition of the pass (output) transistors of the voltage regulator. Therefore, it is common for voltage regulator circuits to have over-current protection to limit the output current to a safe operating condition.
- FIG. 1 shows the output of a voltage regulator with a over-current protection as is known in the prior art.
- the circuit operates by error amplifier 10 receiving a reference voltage, V trk .
- the reference voltage V trk is the desired output voltage of the voltage regulator circuit 8.
- Error amplifier 10 drives the base of the pass transistor 14 proportional to the amount of current necessary to maintain the output, V out , of the voltage regulator at the V trk voltage. If V out begins to fall below V trk , the output of the error amplifier 10 rises which increases the base voltage of pass transistor 14 thereby driving more current into the V out node which raises the V out voltage.
- the over-current protection circuit consists of current source 12 and transistor 16, and sense resistor 18.
- Sense resistor 18 is typically a very low resistance resistor which can handle the large currents of the pass transistor 14. As the current through transistor 14 and resistor 18 increases, the voltage drop across sense resistor 18 increase. Therefore, the resistance of sense resistor can be selected so that transistor 16 turns on when the current through sense resistor 18 reaches an unsafe operating current for any component of the voltage regulator circuit 8. As the load current increases, the voltage drop across resister 18 causes transistor 16 to begin to conduct. The collector current of transistor 16 shunts away available base current for transistor 14 supplied by current source 12 thereby limiting the output current (the output current is the base current x the beta of the transistor, as is known in the art).
- transistor 14 As output load increases, the base current for transistor 14 decreases.
- the characteristics of current source 12, pass transistor 14, and transistor 16 can be selected to limit the maximum current transistor 14 can deliver to a load.
- transistor 16 and resistor 18 limit the output current in transistor 14 during an over-current condition by controlling the base current to transistor 14.
- the sense resistor 18 is required to detect the over-current condition. As current flows through the sense resistor 18, the resulting voltage drop can be problematic since power is dissipated in the chip since load regulation is deteriorated, and drop-out votlage is increased. Additionally, a sense resistor is undesirable since it requires a significant amount of area on an integrated circuit.
- FIG 2 shows a second voltage regulator with a over-current protection as is also known in the prior art.
- voltage regulator 40 has an error amplifier 10 for receiving a V trk voltage and a pass transistor 14. However, voltage regulator 40 does not have a sense resistor 18.
- Voltage regulator 40 operates by error amplifier 10 driving pass transistor 14 in response to the difference in voltage between V trk and V out .
- the lower the voltage V out is relative to V trk the higher the voltage on the gate, relative to the source, of pass transistor 14 and thus the more current driven through pass transistor 14.
- the over-current protection circuit includes transistors 22, 24, 26, 28, 34, and 36, current source 30, and capacitor 32.
- the gate of transistor 24 is connected to the output of error amplifier 10 and to the gate of pass transistor 14. Consequently, a current flows through transistor 24 which is proportional to the current through transistor 14. The proportion is determined by the ratio of the relative sizes of the two transistors, as is well known in the art.
- the current through transistor 24 is mirrored by transistor 36 to 34.
- Current source 30 provides a reference current which is mirrored by transistors 26 and 28 and, thus, transistor 28 acts as an active load to transistor 34.
- Capacitor 32 acts as the compensation capacitor and may be necessary to avoid oscillations on this node.
- Transistor 22 is controlled by the voltage drop across transistor 28 which is controlled by the current through transistor 34 since the gate of transistor 22 is connected to drain of transistors 28 and 34.
- error amplifier 10 regulates the output voltage V out by controlling the current through transistor 14 by controlling the voltage on the gate of transistor 14.
- the current through transistor 14 is scaled down and transmitted through transistor 24 since the gate of transistor 24 an 14 are connected together.
- the current through transistor 24 is mirrored by transistor 36 and 34.
- current source 30 provides a reference current which is mirrored by transistors 26 and 28. Therefore, transistor 28 acts like a load resistor to the drain of transistor 34.
- transistor 14 is controlled by error amplifier 10.
- the output current is high, the currents in transistors 24, 34, and 36 is high which creates a large voltage drop across transistor 28.
- transistor 22 is driving the gate of transistor 14 to a high voltage thereby limiting the current flow through transistor 2.
- the invention can be summarized as a current limiting circuit which is used to current-limit the output of a voltage regulator or other similar circuits.
- the current limiting circuit uses two transistors (configured as a differential pair) combined with a fixed current source. One transistors of the differential pair is connected in series to the input of a current mirror. The output of the mirror is connected to the pass transistor of the voltage regulator.
- the current limiting circuit limits the current available to a pass transistor of the voltage regulator.
- Fig. 1 is a current limiting circuit which uses a sense resistor in a voltage regulator circuit, as known in the prior art.
- Fig. 2 is a current limiting circuit in a voltage regulator as known in the prior art.
- Fig. 3 is the embodiment current limiting circuit in a voltage regulator.
- the current limit circuit 50 has a 12.5 K resistor 52 which has a first end connected to Vcc and a second end connected to the base of bipolar transistor 60 and to the first end of 7.5 K resistor 54.
- the second end of resistor 54 is connected to the collector and base of NPN bipolar transistor 56 and the base of NPN bipolar transistor 62.
- the emitter of transistor 56 is connected to the first end of 20 K resistor 58.
- the second end of resistor 58 is connected to a voltage reference, ground.
- the collector of transistor 60 is connected to Vcc.
- the emitter of transistor 60 is connected to an emitter of NPN bipolar transistor 68 and to the collector of transistor 62.
- the emitter of transistor 62 is connected to the first end of 20 K resistor 64.
- the second end of resistor 64 is connected to ground.
- the collector of transistor 68 is connected to the drain and gate of P-channel transistor 66 and to the gate of P-channel transistor 80.
- the sources of transistors 66 and 80 are connected to Vcc.
- the pass transistor of the voltage regulator is constructed by connecting the drain of transistor 80 to the first end of 2.5 K resistor 82 and to the second end of 100 K resistor 76.
- the second end of resistor 82 is connected to ground.
- the error amplifier of the voltage regulator is constructed by connecting the first end of resistor 76 to the inverting input of amplifier 74 and to the second end of 100 picofarad capacitor 72.
- the output of amplifier 74 is connected to the base of transistor 68 and to the first end of 200 K resistor 70.
- the second end of resistor 70 is connected to the first end of capacitor 72.
- the non-inverting input of amplifier 74 is connected to the first end of 100 K resistor 78.
- the second end of resistor 78 receives the V trk voltage.
- V trk is the input voltage which the voltage regulator will track.
- the output of the voltage regulator, node 81 is formed by the connection of the second end of resistor 76 to the first end of resistor 82 and to the drain of transistor 80. Node 81 forms the output, V out , of the voltage regulator.
- the error amplifier operates by receiving a V trk voltage at the second end of resistor 78.
- Error amplifier 74 is configured as an integrator by using resistor 76 and capacitor 72, as is known in the art. The negative feedback for the error amplifier is received through resistor 76.
- the output of error amplifier 74 is determined by the relative voltages of V trk to V out . As V out drops relative to V trk , the output of amplifier 74 increases. Conversely, as V out rises above V trk , the output of amplifier 74 decreases.
- Current limit circuit 50 operates by using transistors 60 and 68 as a differential pair.
- the base of transistor 60 is biased to a voltage defined by voltage divider created by resistor 52, resistor 54, transistor 56 and resistor 58.
- the voltage at the base of transistor 60 is approximately 8.5 volts.
- resistors 52, 54, and 58 and transistor 56 set a bias voltage for transistor 62.
- transistor 62 operates as a fixed current source for the differential pair. Therefore, the fixed current flowing through transistor 62 will either be supplied by transistor 60 or transistor 68 or a combination of the two.
- the output of amplifier 74 controls the current flowing through transistor 68 which in turn controls the current flow through transistor 66 and transistor 80. Consequently, the current through transistor 80 is limited to the constant current source current times the current mirror ratio created by transistors 66 and 80.
- the maximum current through pass transistor 80 can be expressed by
- This invention is advantageous over the prior art since it does not require a sense resistor which would require significant area on the integrated circuit or a compensation.
- this embodiment provides a current fold-back feature without any additional components.
- amp 74 increases its output to try to drive more current to the output. Instead, transistor 68 is driven into saturation and the voltage on the base of transistor 68 is passed onto the gates of transistors 66 and 88.
- the effect of amplifier 74 driving transistor 68 harder to increase the output current beyond the maximum is to turn off transistors 66 and 80, thereby folding back the current output without any additional circuitry.
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